Good motherboard selection? AMD 770 Gigabyte

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Trio

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I'm picking out parts for an oil computer I want to build. Here's the mobo:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128370

An ATX Gigabyte, AMD 770 chipset.

I don't know how you go about choosing certain pieces, quality wise. I do know it's an AMD board, and I can only choose what the motherboard permits me to use on it. So, what I did was a simple search on newegg for items within my price range of the rest I need. Here's what I got:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300
Duo-core AM 2 processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...eoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&Page=1&Keywords=
500GB HDD- Western Digital

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
2x2 Gb DDR 2 800 Mhz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173
DVD drive, SATA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182016
500 wat PSU

(Haven't chosen OS. Most likely XP)

So, what I've noticed about the motherboard is it doesn't have onboard graphics. So I'll have to buy my own graphics card, right? I'm fine with buying one, but is my selection good? I want the computer to be good. Not a bad-ass computer, and not a budget computer either. It's for family use, as well as gaming (not hardcore), plus a decoration. My price range for these parts is $250-$400. Thanks a lot.
 
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One thing to note is you may have to flash the bios to use the new x2 7750 cpu. Also as of right now the motherboard you selected is out of stock lol. Decent alternative: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128373 It has integrated graphics (however not good enough to play most games well) so no need for a card. It does cost a little more but has more options, although you may still need to flash the bios to use the cpu.

I actually have the hard drive you want to get and although it is a bit slow it works perfectly and is reliable (so far 3 months in) though i use it for storage only. The memory, i am also currently using and it works well although i bought it when it was $80 unfortunately.

I think your selection is ok for regular use but gaming wise depends on what games you play.
 
Stay away from the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3P

I recently got one and am having a whole range of issues with it.

Poor overclocking/voltage/fan options in BIOS
No BIOS update to allow accurate temps from Brisbane X2s so I can't overclock with it
North Bridge is flimsy to the point it moves back and fourth when I touch it
Vista loads horribly slow when formatting...once its done its fine but 2 hours is harsh.
Ghost temps....shows several temps @ 78c+ which is near fire...not accurate.
No heatsink on the voltage caps which sucks.


Little cons but they add up to me being pissed.
 
newgunner said:
One thing to note is you may have to flash the bios to use the new x2 7750 cpu. Also as of right now the motherboard you selected is out of stock lol. Decent alternative: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128373 It has integrated graphics (however not good enough to play most games well) so no need for a card. It does cost a little more but has more options, although you may still need to flash the bios to use the cpu.

I actually have the hard drive you want to get and although it is a bit slow it works perfectly and is reliable (so far 3 months in) though i use it for storage only. The memory, i am also currently using and it works well although i bought it when it was $80 unfortunately.

I think your selection is ok for regular use but gaming wise depends on what games you play.
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Ooh, thank you. An extra $5 for intergrated graphics, I'll take that. Btw, how do you flash the BIOS? Is that like upgrading it? lol. And the types of games I'll be playing will be like MMO's, Sword of the New World, and maybe a shooter if I ever pick one up?

Twister86 said:
Stay away from the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3P

I recently got one and am having a whole range of issues with it.

Poor overclocking/voltage/fan options in BIOS
No BIOS update to allow accurate temps from Brisbane X2s so I can't overclock with it
North Bridge is flimsy to the point it moves back and fourth when I touch it
Vista loads horribly slow when formatting...once its done its fine but 2 hours is harsh.
Ghost temps....shows several temps @ 78c+ which is near fire...not accurate.
No heatsink on the voltage caps which sucks.


Little cons but they add up to me being pissed.
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Thanks, I'll be sure to stay away from it. Really I won't be overclocking, but that's good to know. And no heatsink on the voltage caps? Are voltage caps those tube like things on the mobo? Can't you add a heatsink? Like glue a piece on it, lol.


I have kind of a random question, if anyone cares to answer. Where can I buy an entire I/O plate and mobo tray? Or how can I make my own? I need to make one (or buy one) with a handle on it, for the tank. The I/O plate needs to be like 12"x12". I'm thinking of maybe just buying one, adding a handle and extra metal parts so it'll be 12"x12"?
 
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Trio said:
Thanks, I'll be sure to stay away from it. Really I won't be overclocking, but that's good to know. And no heatsink on the voltage caps? Are voltage caps those tube like things on the mobo? Can't you add a heatsink? Like glue a piece on it, lol.
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I've used 2 of the GA MA770 DS3P and not had any trouble with them at all, with Vista and XP and none of the Northbridge heatsinks were loose. Plus I have used 5 of the GA MA770 DS3, no problems with those either.

Plus (no) boards have heatsinks on the Capacitiors. Its the Mofsets that you can put heatsinks on, some do, some dont. Very easy to install.
 
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